•
Tony Alcantar is an actor and acting teacher. •
Leonard Baldy was a pioneering Chicago police officer and helicopter traffic reporter. •
Franz Benteler was a classical violinist and leader of the Royal Strings Orchestra. •
Edgar Bergen was a
ventriloquist, actor, and radio performer, best remembered for creating
Charlie McCarthy. •
Rod Blagojevich is a former
Governor of Illinois (attended for a short time before transferring). •
Aimee Boorman is a gymnastics coach who was the head coach of the
Final Five at the
2016 Summer Olympics. Boorman was the personal coach of
Simone Biles. •
Cyron Brown is a former lineman who played in the NFL and
AFL. •
Buzz Capra is a former
Major League Baseball pitcher (1971–77). •
Phil Cavarretta was a
Major League Baseball player (1934–55). He spent most of his playing career with, and briefly managed the
Chicago Cubs. •
Frank Dasso was a Major League Baseball pitcher for the
Cincinnati Reds (1945–46). •
Anna Davlantes has been a news anchor at
WMAQ-TV and
WFLD-TV. •
Otto Denning was a Major League Baseball catcher for the
Cleveland Indians (1942–43). •
George J. Efstathiou is an architect at
Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (
Burj Khalifa, Chicago Symphony Center). •
Allan Friedman is former chairman of neurosurgery at Duke University •
Neal Gabler is an author and political commentator. •
Carl Giammarese is a singer and guitarist who co-founded
The Buckinghams. •
Ron Gora was a swimmer who competed in the
1952 Summer Olympics. •
Dwight D. Guilfoil Jr., manufacturing executive, advocate for disabled workers •
Herbert Hans Haupt was a Nazi spy during World War II executed by U.S. Government for his role in
Operation Pastorius. •
Dennis Hejhal is a mathematician at the
University of Minnesota. •
Robert Irsay (1923–1997), owner of the
Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. •
Maxwell Jenkins (born 2005—), an American film and television actor. •
Arndt Jorgens was a Norwegian-born catcher (1929–39), playing his entire career for the
New York Yankees. •
John Komlos is a professor of
economics at
LMU Munich. He helped found the field of
anthropometric history. •
Frankie Laine was a singer, songwriter and actor. One source notes that Laine's stage name was taken from the school. •
Ed Linke was a Major League Baseball pitcher (1933–38). •
Ken Nordine is a voiceover and recording artist best known for his series of Word Jazz albums. •
Louis Trinca-Pasat was a football defensive tackle for the
St. Louis Rams of the
National Football League (NFL). •
Frank Piatek is an artist and professor at the
School of the Art Institute of Chicago. •
Rachel Barton Pine is a
violinist (Honorary Alumna) •
John Podesta is the former chief of staff to President
Bill Clinton. •
Corey Postiglione is an artist and Professor Emeritus of
Columbia College Chicago. •
Marty Robinson was an
Emmy and
Peabody Award-winning voice-over announcer at
WTTW. •
Towkio is a rapper and producer. •
Dick Triptow is a former NBL and NBA player (1944–49). •
Joe Vodicka was a football player. •
Phil Weintraub was a Major League Baseball player (1933–38, 44–45). •
Warren Winiarski California grape grower, founder and former winemaker of
Stag's Leap Wine Cellars •
Steve Wilkos is a talk show host (
The Steve Wilkos Show) and former bodyguard (
Jerry Springer). ==References==